It's the second, and final, weekend of Fiesta. Music-driven Fiesta events will rule this space. But there's also room for words about a South Louisiana slide-guitar wizard. Beware of falling confetti.

Fiesta!

Palo Alto College is celebrating Fiesta, and the school's 25th anniversary, today with PACfest. The family-oriented, alcohol-free event runs from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. with music, food, arts and crafts, a car show, military displays and wrestling exhibitions.

On the Generations stage, in order of appearance beginning at 11 a.m., it'll be Mariachi Palominos, Chris Boss and the Fuss, The Vinyl 45s, Hector Aguilar, Ready Revolution, the Spazmatics (5:30 p.m.), Cleto Rodriguez and The Texas Tornados (7:30 p.m.).

On the Palomino stage, from 1-5 p.m., it's River City Kings, Brian Donaway, Philo Beddoe, Breaking Boundaries and Conjunto Palo Alto. The events are free. Parking for those with no Alamo Colleges parking permit costs $10 after 4 p.m.

The entertainment runs toward the traditional with the San Antonio Accordion Club, three Beethoven groups: the Tanzverein, the Concert Band and the Dance Band plus Cadence Cloggers. Friday the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment Old Guard Fife and Drums Corps kicks it off followed by the accordion club, Tuba Meisters, the Beethoven Kinderchor, Maennerchor, Damenchor, Fire on the Mountain Cloggers and the Big Band. Saturday, during King William Fair, Beethoven music starts at noon with the Beethoven Dance Band followed by the Eric Hisaw Band and Snowbyrd.

Up the street, San Antone Café will open at 9 a.m. Saturday, serve breakfast during the King William Parade and feature music all day from Texas Medicine and Eddie & the All-Nighters.

The fifth annual Siesta Fest continues at HemisFair Park Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. Admission is free for adults, $10 for minors. Fort Worth rockers the Toadies, running up and down the road with the re-claimed “Feeler” CD, will headline Thursday with support from The Hunger, Nothing More and Memory of a Melody.

Friday at Siesta Fest, S.A. favorites, rocking Dokken, will have the crowd singing along with “Breaking the Chains,” “Stick to Your Guns” and “Tooth and Nail.” Openers include The Next Day, Vitera and Sacredfate.

Sliding

Sonny Landreth was born in Mississippi, but he has lived in South Louisiana long enough for Lafayette to claim him. One of the best slide guitarists anywhere, Landreth has worked as a sideman with John Hiatt and collaborated with Zachary Richard,Bobby Charles, Beausoleil and plenty of others. But he unleashes the full power of his slide on the Fender Stratocaster when he takes a stage with his band.

Landreth also is an excellent songwriter and a soulful singer with songs including “Back to Bayou Teche,” “Congo Square,” “South of I-10,” “Great Gulf Wind” and “The U.S.A. Zydecoldsmobile.”

Landreth will unpack his Strat and his slide Thursday at Sam's Burger Joint. Openers include Patrick Sweany and Adam Johnson & the Pay Me's. Doors open at 7:30; showtime is listed as 8. Tickets cost $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $20 for members of the San Antonio Blues Society.

Jim Beal Jr.'s Night Lights covers the area music scene. He also plays bass in the local band Miss Neesie & the Ear Food Orchestra. Send email to jbeal@express-news.net. Beal is the host of the “Third Coast Music Network” show from 3-7 p.m. Thursdays on KSYM, 90.1 FM. Check the Music Beat blog at mySA.com; @jimbealjr on Twitter.